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Red Heifer Idol & Golden Calf

Prelude: Warning No Idols Allowed!
Warning this article may be difficult for some people to accept. If you are bothered by it and choose to ignore the truth; then exit out of this subject and leave it alone! 1 John 5:19-21, "We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the wicked one. 20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, so that we may know Him Who is true; and we are in Him Who is true, and in His Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God, and the eternal life. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. Click to Return to Articles or Choose Arrow Back

Prelude: Warning No Idols Allowed!

Warning this article may be difficult for some people to accept. If you are bothered by it and choose to ignore the truth; then exit out of this subject and leave it alone!

1 John 5:19-21, "We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the wicked one. 20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, so that we may know Him Who is true; and we are in Him Who is true, and in His Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God, and the eternal life. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

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Article Introduced
The "red heifer prophecy" is often discussed in relation to the rebuilding of a third temple in Jerusalem, as the ashes of a red heifer were required for the purification rituals for former temple service. However, there is no specific prophecy about the red heifer. "The red heifer is a cow mentioned in the Bible, specifically in Numbers 19:2, which was used in a purification ritual for the Israelites. It had to be completely red, without blemish, and was sacrificed outside the camp to create ashes that were mixed with water for cleansing purposes." Source is Wikipedia. "A red heifer was ritually sacrificed in the West Bank on ~July 8, 2025 but it was disqualified due to the discovery of two black hairs, which rendered it unsuitable for the valid sacrifice. The search for a perfect red heifer continues, as it is considered essential for 'purification rituals' required for the rebuilding of another Holy Temple." Source Wikipedia. Host of Prophecy Watchers, Mondo Gonzales, recently provided a detailed update on the mysterious and highly debated red heifers—central to discussions around the Third Temple in Israel. The red heifer, a rare cow mentioned in Numbers 19, plays a key role in a ritual purification for "the temple." According to Gonzales, five red heifers were brought to Israel from Texas ranches in September 2022 by Byron Stinson's group, Bonet Israel. These heifers came of age in November 2023, just after the tragic October 7 attacks in Israel, which complicated any plans for ceremonies. As Gonzales explained, "They brought five red heifers into Israel, and by November of 2023, they were ready—but the timing just wasn't right." Years ago God inspired Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation to build "a house." 2 Chronicles 36:22-23, "And in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, so that the Word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing, saying, 23 'Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: "All the kingdoms of the earth have been given to me by the LORD God. And He has commanded me to build Him a house {temple} in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people? May the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up!" ' " This is evidence that God is able to have a physical temple today; if He would want one. However, such a physical temple is not the will of God! Simply speaking, when people get anxious, they "take things into their own hands." A golden calf was fashioned: Exodus 32:1-9, "And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, then the people gathered themselves to Aaron, and they said to him, 'Up! Make us gods which shall go before us, for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.' 2 And Aaron said to them, 'Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.' 3 And all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. 4 And he took them from their hand, and fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molten calf. And they said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.' 5 And when Aaron saw the calf, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, 'Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD.' 6 And they rose up early on the next morning, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play {make sport}. 7 And the LORD said to Moses, 'Go! Get you down, for your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made them a molten calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who have brought you up out of the land of Egypt." ' 9 And the LORD said to Moses, 'I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiffnecked people.' " How quickly do you turn away from the law of God?

Article Introduced

The "red heifer prophecy" is often discussed in relation to the rebuilding of a third temple in Jerusalem, as the ashes of a red heifer were required for the purification rituals for former temple service. However, there is no specific prophecy about the red heifer. "The red heifer is a cow mentioned in the Bible, specifically in Numbers 19:2, which was used in a purification ritual for the Israelites. It had to be completely red, without blemish, and was sacrificed outside the camp to create ashes that were mixed with water for cleansing purposes." Source is Wikipedia.

"A red heifer was ritually sacrificed in the West Bank on ~July 8, 2025 but it was disqualified due to the discovery of two black hairs, which rendered it unsuitable for the valid sacrifice. The search for a perfect red heifer continues, as it is considered essential for 'purification rituals' required for the rebuilding of another Holy Temple." Source Wikipedia.

Host of Prophecy Watchers, Mondo Gonzales, recently provided a detailed update on the mysterious and highly debated red heifers—central to discussions around the Third Temple in Israel. The red heifer, a rare cow mentioned in Numbers 19, plays a key role in a ritual purification for "the temple." According to Gonzales, five red heifers were brought to Israel from Texas ranches in September 2022 by Byron Stinson's group, Bonet Israel. These heifers came of age in November 2023, just after the tragic October 7 attacks in Israel, which complicated any plans for ceremonies. As Gonzales explained, "They brought five red heifers into Israel, and by November of 2023, they were ready—but the timing just wasn't right."

Years ago God inspired Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation to build "a house." 2 Chronicles 36:22-23, "And in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, so that the Word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing, saying, 23 'Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: "All the kingdoms of the earth have been given to me by the LORD God. And He has commanded me to build Him a house {temple} in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people? May the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up!" ' " This is evidence that God is able to have a physical temple today; if He would want one. However, such a physical temple is not the will of God!

Simply speaking, when people get anxious, they "take things into their own hands." A golden calf was fashioned: Exodus 32:1-9, "And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, then the people gathered themselves to Aaron, and they said to him, 'Up! Make us gods which shall go before us, for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.' 2 And Aaron said to them, 'Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.' 3 And all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. 4 And he took them from their hand, and fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molten calf. And they said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.' 5 And when Aaron saw the calf, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, 'Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD.' 6 And they rose up early on the next morning, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play {make sport}. 7 And the LORD said to Moses, 'Go! Get you down, for your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made them a molten calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who have brought you up out of the land of Egypt." ' 9 And the LORD said to Moses, 'I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiffnecked people.' " How quickly do you turn away from the law of God?

Passover & Righteousness
Biblical Comment, First Passover: Exodus 12:21-31, "Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, 'Draw out and take a lamb for yourselves according to your families, and kill the Passover lamb. 22 And you shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip in the blood that is in the bowl, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood in the bowl. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until sunrise, 23 For the LORD will pass through to strike the Egyptians. And when He sees the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you. 24 And you shall observe this thing as a law to you and to your children forever. 25 And it shall be when you have come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as He has promised that you shall keep this service. 26 And it will be, when your children shall say to you, "What does this service mean to you?" 27 Then you shall say, "It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S Passover, Who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our houses." ' And the people bowed their heads and worshiped. 28 And the children of Israel went away and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron; so they did. 29 And it came to pass at midnight the LORD struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the captive that was in the prison, also all the firstborn of livestock. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants, and all the Egyptians. And there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead. 31 And during the night he sent word to Moses and Aaron saying, 'Rise up! Get away from my people, both you and the children of Israel! And go serve the LORD, as you have said." Bible comment: Passover was Instituted for a while for ancient Israel. Exodus 12:43-51, "And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 'This is the ordinance of the Passover. No stranger shall eat of it. 44 But every man's servant that is bought for silver, when you have circumcised him, then he shall eat of it. 45 A foreigner and a hired servant shall not eat of it. 46 It shall be eaten in one house. You shall not carry any of the flesh out of the house. Neither shall you break a bone of it. 47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. 48 And when a stranger shall dwell with you, and desires to keep the Passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it. And he shall be as one that is born in the land. And no uncircumcised person shall eat of it. 49 There shall be one law to the one born at home and to the stranger that dwells among you.' 50 Thus did all the children of Israel. Even as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. 51 And it came to pass the very same day, when the LORD brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies." Exodus 12:40-42, "Now the sojourning of the children of Israel in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years, 41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, it was even on that very same day, all the armies of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It is a night to be much observed to the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt. This is that night of the LORD to be observed by all the children of Israel in their generations." Proverbs 29:2, "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people mourn." 2 Chronicles 33:21-25,"Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22 And he did evil in the eyes of the LORD as his father Manasseh did, and Amon sacrificed to all the graven images that his father Manasseh had made and served them. 23 But he did not humble himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself, but Amon trespassed more and more. 24 And his servants conspired against him and killed him in his own house. 25 Then the people of the land killed all those who conspired against King Amon. And the people of the land made his son Josiah to reign in his place." Josiah did what was right in the eyes of God. 2 Chronicles 34:1-2, "Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right nor to the left." Josiah cleansed the land of the evil idols, etc. 2 Chronicles 34:3-7, "For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek after the God of David his father. And in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images. 4 And they broke down the altars of Baalim in his presence. And he cut down the images, which were on high above them, and the groves. And the carved images and the molten images he also broke in pieces, and made dust from them, and scattered it upon the graves of the ones who had sacrificed to them. 5 And he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And so he did in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, in their surrounding ruins. 7 And when he broke down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the carved images into powder, and cut down all the idols in all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem." 2 Chronicles 34:30-31, "And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the people of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people from the great to the small. And he read in their ears all the words of the Book of the Covenant that was found in the house of the LORD. 31 And the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the LORD to walk after the LORD and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book." Thus Josiah commenced the keeping of the Passover again in Jerusalem: 2 Chronicles 35:1, "And Josiah kept a Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem. And they killed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month." This Passover service was astounding as witnessed: 2 Chronicles 35:7-9, "And Josiah gave to the people from the flock, lambs and kids, all for the Passover offerings, for all who were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand oxen. These were from what the king owned. 8And his princes gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand six hundred sheep, and three hundred oxen. 9 And Conaniah, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for Passover offerings five thousand sheep and five hundred oxen." 2 Chronicles 35:18 "And there was no Passover like that kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. Yea, none of the kings of Israel kept such a Passover as Josiah kept, and the priests and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who were present, and the people of Jerusalem." Later, Josiah ignored words of wisdom and died in battle.

Passover & Righteousness

Biblical Comment, First Passover: Exodus 12:21-31, "Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, 'Draw out and take a lamb for yourselves according to your families, and kill the Passover lamb. 22 And you shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip in the blood that is in the bowl, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood in the bowl. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until sunrise, 23 For the LORD will pass through to strike the Egyptians. And when He sees the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you. 24 And you shall observe this thing as a law to you and to your children forever. 25 And it shall be when you have come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as He has promised that you shall keep this service. 26 And it will be, when your children shall say to you, "What does this service mean to you?" 27 Then you shall say, "It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S Passover, Who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our houses." ' And the people bowed their heads and worshiped. 28 And the children of Israel went away and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron; so they did. 29 And it came to pass at midnight the LORD struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the captive that was in the prison, also all the firstborn of livestock. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants, and all the Egyptians. And there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead. 31 And during the night he sent word to Moses and Aaron saying, 'Rise up! Get away from my people, both you and the children of Israel! And go serve the LORD, as you have said."

Bible comment: Passover was Instituted for a while for ancient Israel. Exodus 12:43-51, "And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 'This is the ordinance of the Passover. No stranger shall eat of it. 44 But every man's servant that is bought for silver, when you have circumcised him, then he shall eat of it. 45 A foreigner and a hired servant shall not eat of it. 46 It shall be eaten in one house. You shall not carry any of the flesh out of the house. Neither shall you break a bone of it. 47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. 48 And when a stranger shall dwell with you, and desires to keep the Passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it. And he shall be as one that is born in the land. And no uncircumcised person shall eat of it. 49 There shall be one law to the one born at home and to the stranger that dwells among you.' 50 Thus did all the children of Israel. Even as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. 51 And it came to pass the very same day, when the LORD brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies." Exodus 12:40-42, "Now the sojourning of the children of Israel in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years, 41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, it was even on that very same day, all the armies of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It is a night to be much observed to the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt. This is that night of the LORD to be observed by all the children of Israel in their generations."

Proverbs 29:2, "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people mourn." 2 Chronicles 33:21-25,"Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22 And he did evil in the eyes of the LORD as his father Manasseh did, and Amon sacrificed to all the graven images that his father Manasseh had made and served them. 23 But he did not humble himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself, but Amon trespassed more and more. 24 And his servants conspired against him and killed him in his own house. 25 Then the people of the land killed all those who conspired against King Amon. And the people of the land made his son Josiah to reign in his place." Josiah did what was right in the eyes of God. 2 Chronicles 34:1-2, "Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and did not turn aside to the right nor to the left." Josiah cleansed the land of the evil idols, etc. 2 Chronicles 34:3-7, "For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek after the God of David his father. And in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images. 4 And they broke down the altars of Baalim in his presence. And he cut down the images, which were on high above them, and the groves. And the carved images and the molten images he also broke in pieces, and made dust from them, and scattered it upon the graves of the ones who had sacrificed to them. 5 And he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And so he did in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, in their surrounding ruins. 7 And when he broke down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the carved images into powder, and cut down all the idols in all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem." 2 Chronicles 34:30-31, "And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the people of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people from the great to the small. And he read in their ears all the words of the Book of the Covenant that was found in the house of the LORD. 31 And the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the LORD to walk after the LORD and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book."

Thus Josiah commenced the keeping of the Passover again in Jerusalem: 2 Chronicles 35:1, "And Josiah kept a Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem. And they killed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month." This Passover service was astounding as witnessed: 2 Chronicles 35:7-9, "And Josiah gave to the people from the flock, lambs and kids, all for the Passover offerings, for all who were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand oxen. These were from what the king owned. 8And his princes gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand six hundred sheep, and three hundred oxen. 9 And Conaniah, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brothers, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for Passover offerings five thousand sheep and five hundred oxen." 2 Chronicles 35:18 "And there was no Passover like that kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. Yea, none of the kings of Israel kept such a Passover as Josiah kept, and the priests and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel who were present, and the people of Jerusalem." Later, Josiah ignored words of wisdom and died in battle.

Summation
Ancient Laws for Purification for a new physical temple, are of no concern for New Covenant Saints! Why do people today, want a physical Temple; when God is currently establishing a Spiritual Temple? 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, "Don't you understand that you are God's temple, and that the Spirit of God is dwelling in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God shall destroy him because the temple of God is holy, which temple you are." Once saved, not always saved: Revelation 3:11-12, "Behold, I am coming quickly; hold fast that which you have so that no one may take away your crown. 12 The one who overcomes will I make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall not go out any more; and I will write upon him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which will come down out of heaven from My God; and I will write upon him My new name." We see the temple is spiritual: Revelation 21:22-23, "And I saw no temple in it; for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23 And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they should shine in it; because the glory of God enlightens it, and the light of it is the Lamb." New acceptable biblical sacrifices: Hebrews 13:9-16, "Do not be carried about by all kinds of strange doctrines. For it is good for the heart to be confirmed by grace and not by foods, which have brought no spiritual benefit to those who have been preoccupied with them. 10 We have an altar from which those who are serving the present earthly tabernacle do not have authority to eat; 11 For pertaining to those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest for a sin offering, the bodies of all these are burned outside the camp. 12 For this reason, Jesus, in order that He might sanctify the people by His own blood, also suffered outside the gate. 13 So then, let us go forward to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. 14 For we do not have a continuing city here on earth; rather, we are seeking the one that is coming. 15 Accordingly, let us offer the sacrifice of praise continually to God through Him; that is, with the fruit of our lips openly professing our faith in His name. 16 Now do not forget to do good and to fellowship, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased." Romans 12:1-3, "I exhort you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and well pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service. 2 Do not conform yourselves to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind in order that you may prove what is well pleasing and good, and the perfect will of God. 3 For I say through the grace that was given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think with sound-mindedness, as God has divided to each one a measure of faith." Christ's sacrifice is enough for all: Hebrews 10:1-10, "For the priestly law, having only a shadow of the good things that are coming, and not the image of those things, with the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, is never able to make perfect those who come to worship. 2 Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered? For once those who worship had been purified, they would no longer be conscious of sin. 3 On the contrary, in offering these sacrifices year by year, there is a remembrance of sins 4 Because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5 For this reason, when He comes into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You have prepared a body for Me. 6 You did not delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin. 7 Then said I, 'Lo, I come (as it is written of Me in the scroll of the book) to do Your will, O God.' " 8 In the saying above, He {Jesus} said, "Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin (which are offered according to the priestly law) You did not desire nor delight in. 9 Then He said, 'Lo, I come to do Your will, O God.' He takes away the first covenant in order that He may establish the second covenant; 10 By Whose will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." Hebrews 10:12, "But He {Jesus}, after offering one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God." Jesus' sacrifice instituted a new covenant, making the old covenant obsolete! Hebrews 8:6-11, "But on the other hand, He has obtained a supremely more excellent ministry, as much greater as the superior covenant of which He is also Mediator, which was established upon superior promises. 7 For if the first covenant had been faultless, then no provision for a second covenant would have been made. 8 But since He found fault with them, He says, 'Behold, the days are coming,' says the Lord, 'when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah; 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took hold of their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them,' says the Lord. 10 'For this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days,' says the Lord: 'I will give My laws into their minds, and I will inscribe them upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they will be My people. 11 And they will no longer teach every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, "Know the Lord" because all will know Me, from the least to the greatest of them." Hebrews 8:13, "In speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first covenant obsolete. Now that which has become old and obsolete is about to disappear."
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Summation

Ancient Laws for Purification for a new physical temple, are of no concern for New Covenant Saints! Why do people today, want a physical Temple; when God is currently establishing a Spiritual Temple? 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, "Don't you understand that you are God's temple, and that the Spirit of God is dwelling in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God shall destroy him because the temple of God is holy, which temple you are." Once saved, not always saved: Revelation 3:11-12, "Behold, I am coming quickly; hold fast that which you have so that no one may take away your crown. 12 The one who overcomes will I make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall not go out any more; and I will write upon him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which will come down out of heaven from My God; and I will write upon him My new name." We see the temple is spiritual: Revelation 21:22-23, "And I saw no temple in it; for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23 And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they should shine in it; because the glory of God enlightens it, and the light of it is the Lamb."

New acceptable biblical sacrifices: Hebrews 13:9-16, "Do not be carried about by all kinds of strange doctrines. For it is good for the heart to be confirmed by grace and not by foods, which have brought no spiritual benefit to those who have been preoccupied with them. 10 We have an altar from which those who are serving the present earthly tabernacle do not have authority to eat; 11 For pertaining to those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest for a sin offering, the bodies of all these are burned outside the camp. 12 For this reason, Jesus, in order that He might sanctify the people by His own blood, also suffered outside the gate. 13 So then, let us go forward to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. 14 For we do not have a continuing city here on earth; rather, we are seeking the one that is coming. 15 Accordingly, let us offer the sacrifice of praise continually to God through Him; that is, with the fruit of our lips openly professing our faith in His name. 16 Now do not forget to do good and to fellowship, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased."

Romans 12:1-3, "I exhort you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and well pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service. 2 Do not conform yourselves to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind in order that you may prove what is well pleasing and good, and the perfect will of God. 3 For I say through the grace that was given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think with sound-mindedness, as God has divided to each one a measure of faith."

Christ's sacrifice is enough for all: Hebrews 10:1-10, "For the priestly law, having only a shadow of the good things that are coming, and not the image of those things, with the same sacrifices which they offer continually year by year, is never able to make perfect those who come to worship. 2 Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered? For once those who worship had been purified, they would no longer be conscious of sin. 3 On the contrary, in offering these sacrifices year by year, there is a remembrance of sins 4 Because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5 For this reason, when He comes into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You have prepared a body for Me. 6 You did not delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin. 7 Then said I, 'Lo, I come (as it is written of Me in the scroll of the book) to do Your will, O God.' " 8 In the saying above, He {Jesus} said, "Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin (which are offered according to the priestly law) You did not desire nor delight in. 9 Then He said, 'Lo, I come to do Your will, O God.' He takes away the first covenant in order that He may establish the second covenant; 10 By Whose will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." Hebrews 10:12, "But He {Jesus}, after offering one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God."

Jesus' sacrifice instituted a new covenant, making the old covenant obsolete! Hebrews 8:6-11, "But on the other hand, He has obtained a supremely more excellent ministry, as much greater as the superior covenant of which He is also Mediator, which was established upon superior promises. 7 For if the first covenant had been faultless, then no provision for a second covenant would have been made. 8 But since He found fault with them, He says, 'Behold, the days are coming,' says the Lord, 'when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah; 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took hold of their hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them,' says the Lord. 10 'For this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days,' says the Lord: 'I will give My laws into their minds, and I will inscribe them upon their hearts; and I will be their God, and they will be My people. 11 And they will no longer teach every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, "Know the Lord" because all will know Me, from the least to the greatest of them." Hebrews 8:13, "In speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first covenant obsolete. Now that which has become old and obsolete is about to disappear."

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